ORIGINAL: NickSnook
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I took his words to heart.
Stories like that really make a person think. What we carry into the woods had the potential to injure and or kill. As much as we all enjoy hunting and the fun of it all, it is serious business.
New people to the sport who read this will certainly have a better opinion of archery in general if they see us discussing different viewpionts like the last post. with some degree of respect for each other. and possibly agree to disagree.
Fair enough. Hunting has a bad name around here. I hate that. They view us as bumbling idiots with guns who go out in the woods and fire away at deer. And I can't actually blame them. During gun season around here, it sounds like people are shooting at running deer. All you hear is a string of 6 shots and then swearing. This really hurts the sport.
I have found that usually a voice of reason is listened to more than anger.
God I hope so. I hate getting angry as my wife will tell you. In fact, I usually get more pissed off that I lost my temper and totally forget about the thing which upset me in the first place.
I have certainly learned a lot from this forum so far.
Good. I think that's why we're all here. Otherwise, we'd be playing solitare or something on these computers...
After hearing all the points of view here I probably would not take a shot like that again. I am happy that at least this time the shot worked and the animal did not suffer.
Your shot placement is your own call. I think hearing other people tell stories of wounded crying animals makes me afraid to take questionable shots. But until your convince your heart of it, all the angry posts in the world won't change someone's mind. Relating first hand experiences is the only way to help another understand WHY the shot should / shouldn't be taken. In the end, it's up to the individual hunter.